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Old Dominion Hall of Famer Kenny Gattison returned to a familiar place this week when the Phoenix Suns hired him as an assistant coach to Jeff Hornacek. As Paul Coro of azcentral.com sports put it, the Suns' coaching staff became more of a franchise alumni group with the addition of Gattison. He was a Suns teammate of Hornacek and newly reassigned assistant coach Mark West in the late 1980s. Gattison, 49, has 10 years of NBA bench experience, as well as two years with the staff at Old Dominion (from 2001-03), where he and West were teammates for a season and both have their numbers retired. Gattison was released last year in Atlanta after two seasons on Larry Drew's staff. He...

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Old Dominion Hall of Famer Kenny Gattison returned to a familiar place this week when the Phoenix Suns hired him as an assistant coach to Jeff Hornacek.
As Paul Coro of azcentral.com sports put it, the Suns' coaching staff became more of a franchise...

Virginia committed a season-low four turnovers Saturday against North Carolina. But the Cavaliers shot a meager 35 percent and lost by three.Virginia shot an outstanding 46.7 percent at Florida State in early February. But the Cavaliers committed a...

All season, Virginia's Mike Scott has served as his team's lone dependable offensive threat on a game-by-game basis, while Bethel High graduate Jontel Evans has been U.Va.'s primary defensive catalyst. Without either of them, climbing to the fourth...

Tony Bennett's second career in college basketball — after his college and NBA playing career — couldn't have been any more inauspicious. His father, Dick, still laughs about it.
In the fall of 1999, Tony sat at the end of the bench as the University...

The first thing Tony Bennett wants you to know is that he gets it. You keep score. You play to win. He wants you to know that he keeps score, too. He plays to win. Has all of his life.
You might wonder, if you've listened to him the past two seasons,...

DALLAS Earlier in the day, J.J. Barea had called the Mavericks' meeting with New Orleans on Monday night a "must-win" game. One of the reasons it was critical, beyond the fact that the Mavericks needed to stop a two-game losing streak, was...

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook underwent surgery Saturday to repair a fracture in his right cheekbone and will not play against the Lakers on Sunday.
Sam Presti, the Thunder's executive vice president and general manager,...

In a season when everything has changed for the Miami Heat, Thursday was a day when it seemed as if nothing had changed.
There, on the practice court at the Smoothie King Center, was Michael Beasley, chatting, joking, shooting, getting buckets. And,...

In a recent interview with GQ, Kobe Bryant couldn't help but imagine what could have been if Chris Paul had come to the Lakers instead of the Clippers.
In December 2011, the Lakers and the New Orleans Hornets agreed to a deal that would have sent...

Apparently a career-high 28 points from Austin Rivers wasn't enough.
His teammates also wanted the Clippers reserve guard to exhibit a little pizazz during his team's 126-99 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night at Staples Center.
"We...

Kevin Durant had surgery Sunday to alleviate pain in his right foot, and the Oklahoma City Thunder expects him to return during the regular season.
A screw was replaced from his October operation for a broken bone in the right foot. Thunder General...

The announcement both feared and expected came Saturday from the Miami Heat: center Chris Bosh will miss the balance of the 2014-15 season due to blood clots on his lung.
"His health will be restored. That's the most important thing," coach...

Russell Westbrook almost made history Sunday, scoring the second-most points in All-Star game history as the Western Conference held off the East, 163-158.
Westbrook had 41 points, one fewer than Wilt Chamberlain scored in 1962, and was an easy choice...

NEW YORK — If Knicks President Phil Jackson had his way, Steve Kerr would be coaching at Madison Square Garden on a regular basis.
Instead, Kerr roamed the sideline Sunday night for just the second time, coaching the West All-Stars eight days after his...

Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge will start for the Western Conference in Sunday's NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Saturday.
Western Conference coach Steve Kerr initially selected Kevin Durant to start in place of injured New...

(Records through Friday) 1. Golden State Warriors (42-9, last week 2): It's been decades since Warrior fans could say they had a legitimate NBA title contender. 2. Atlanta Hawks (43-11, LW 1): There will be skeptics until the Hawks prove them...

Western Conference All-Star team coach Steve Kerr's lineup will look nothing like the one voted for by fans as star after NBA star has gone down with injuries. Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson and Houston Rockets guard James Harden were named...

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been named starters for the Western Conference All-Star team. Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who will coach the team on Sunday in New York, made the announcement on...